The Effect of Tai Chi in Treating Fibromyalgia

Chengdu PLA General Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Taichi; Other: Dance

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02257034

TC20140601

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the effect of Tai chi on Fibromyalgia

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 40 years of age or older
• meeting the classification of FM per the 1990 ACR criteria
• approval by a healthcare provider for participation

Exclusion criteria

• had practiced Tai chi within the past 6 months
• had exercised >30 min three times weekly for past 3 months
• could not independently ambulate without assistive devices
• had BPI pain severity or interference scores less than 5
• had planned elective surgery during study period
• were actively involved in health-related litigation
• were unwilling to keep all treatments/medications steady throughout the study period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Taichi

Experimental group

Description:

patients exercise with Tai chi

Treatment:

Other: Taichi

Control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

patients under exercise of dance

Treatment:

Other: Dance